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How a suspected nation state cyber campaign turned out to be a lone hacker in Nigeria
The suspect, who has not been named, used the motto 'get rich or die trying'.
Fresh spike in 'Emotet' malware could leave your banking details exposed to hackers
Emotet is a Trojan but also 'contains the functionality to be classified as a worm'.
Mamba ransomware that crippled San Francisco's transit system reappears in Brazil, Saudi Arabia
Mamba infected 900 computers used by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency last year.
'Darn those Russians': Arizona senate candidate says hackers hijacked his Twitter account, posted porn
"It was a bad Monday," Democratic candidate Steve Weichert said.
Hackers have been targeting 3 major Hungarian banks with series of phishing attacks since June
A recent study by PhishMe found that 91% of targeted cyberattacks begin with a spear phishing email.
Russian sentenced to 46 months in prison over role in 'global botnet conspiracy' using Ebury malware
The Russian helped install malware on thousands of computers to generate millions in fraudulent payments.
Copyfish Chrome extension hijacked by attackers to serve up spam and adware
The incident took place over the weekend after an unsuspecting staffer fell prey to a phishing email.
Virgin America hack: Over 3,000 employees' login details compromised after hacker infiltrated network
Virgin America, which was founded by Sir Richard Branson, was acquired by Alaska Air last year for $2.6bn.
CopyKittens: Iran-linked cyber espionage group lacks sophistication, but is still successful
CyberKittens has been operating since 2013 and uses several yet simple tactics when targeting victims.
Russian man sentenced to 5 years in prison over role in developing notorious Citadel malware
Mark Vartanyan is the second individual charged in connection to the sophisticated Citadel malware.
Telegram founder pledges purge of Isis content as platform hit with Indonesia blackout
Pavel Durov: 'Telegram is heavily encrypted [...] but we're no friends of terrorists.'
Ashley Madison parent company will pay $11.2m settlement in US over massive 2015 data breach
The huge July 2015 data breach saw the personal data of millions of users from 46 countries published online.
Meet the PC gamer who stopped the biggest ever cyberattack on the UK Parliament
Interview: Rob Greig, the House of Commons' online guardian, speaks to IBTimes UK.
Security exec 'declared bankrupt' after his own identity stolen by hackers
'We do not do personal identity services,' the security firm said after its CEO hacked.
Password-stealing 'Adwind' malware surges across the world in new spam campaign
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro said 'Adwind' malware spiked by 107% in six months.
Verizon security scare sees '14 million customer accounts' left exposed online
UpGuard said one of its researchers found the files exposed on a cloud-based server.
'SpyDealer' Android malware steals data from Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype apps
Palo Alto Networks claimed the malware leaves 25% of all Android devices at risk.
8tracks data breach: Hackers steal 18 million accounts from popular internet radio and playlist site
Some of the signups in the leaked database dated back to 2008.
The mysteries of Petya: How a global ransomware outbreak unfolded from Ukraine
The global wave of cyberattacks has allegedly been traced to its source: Ukraine.
Qatar says 'neighbouring countries' behind the news agency hack that led to diplomatic crisis
"As far as we are concerned the case is very clear," Qatar's Attorney General Ali Bin Fetais al-Marri said.
The Buckle hacked: Credit card data stolen from stores' malware-infected cash registers for months
Buckle said there is currently no evidence that its online website and customers were impacted by the breach.
Al Jazeera hack: Qatar-based media network hit by 'systematic and continual' hacking attempts
The cyberattack comes a month after Qatar News Agency said it was hacked.
Malware uses wireless router's blinking LEDs to secretly leak your data to nearby hacker
Researchers say sensitive data can be encoded and sent via the LED light pulses in various ways.
Beyond WannaCry: Hackers use NSA's leaked EternalBlue exploit to power more malicious payloads
These payloads were previously used in cyberattacks targeting the aerospace and defence industry.
Hacked emails from UAE ambassador to US reveal details of upcoming meeting with pro-Israel think tank
The perpetrators have reportedly promised to release more emails publicly.
Bahrain foreign minister's Twitter account hacked following Qatar news hack controversy
The hackers posted a slew of disturbing images and threats against the royal family.
OneLogin data breach: How hackers managed to infiltrate the password manager's system for seven hours
This is the second reported breach OneLogin has suffered within a year.
Kmart hack: Parent company Sears says customer credit card data compromised in data breach
The breach is the second cyberattack affecting Kmart stores in less than 3 years.
Old Mutual hack: Finance firm says customers' personal data, investment values accessed in data breach
'We are working tirelessly to deal with this matter effectively,' Old Mutual said.
Trump Organization cyberattack: FBI investigating overseas attempt to hack the company's computers
President Trump's sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, were summoned to an emergency meeting with the bureau.